WannaCry Wouldn’t Scare Us If India Had a Cybersecurity Ministry: In Star Trek, Nero, a Romulan from the future, uses black holes to destroy planets of the Federation. Jim Kirk and Spock team up to find a way to stop his evil mission that threatens the very existence of mankind. The Star Wars franchise imagines wars fought with an…

GJM demands restoration of Internet services in Hills: Darjeeling (WB), July 20 (PTI) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists and other hill parties today held a demonstration outside the district magistrate’s office here demanding restoration of Internet services in the hills. Internet services have been suspended for the last 32 days. Read More

Free Public Wi-Fi Make You Prone to Cyber Crime; Learn These Security Tips to Stay Safe: Consumers are unable to resist a strong, free Wi-Fi network and their online behaviours may be placing their personal information at risk, according to Norton By Symantec’s 2017 Norton Wi-Fi Risk Report, released today. “There is a deep divide…

India’s top court to decide if right to privacy is a basic right: India’s Supreme Court will hear more arguments on Thursday to determine whether individual privacy is a fundamental right protected by the Indian constitution, in a ruling legal scholars say will have far-reaching consequences. Read More

There is negligible data security in India, say experts: While the nation is debating whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution, cyber experts claim there is ‘negligible’ data security in the country and most sensitive data are facing the threat of invasion with crucial information in telecom, banking and online…

India’s top court considers whether privacy is a right: India’s Supreme Court began hearing submissions Wednesday to determine whether Indians have a constitutional right to privacy in a challenge to the government’s massive biometric database, which critics argue violates that right. A group of plaintiffs brought the case to protest against the government’s Aadhaar programme,…

Data protection and privacy: choices before India: How do we uphold data privacy in a “smart” world dominated by the Internet of Things (IoT), sensors, algorithms and apps? Can individuals have a meaningful degree of control over the vast amount of personally identifiable information (PII) generated and transacted across platforms in cyber space? Read More

Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws: The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak. According to a report in Reuters announcing the news, Jio denied the data leak took place, saying…

The right to Privacy is not Fundamental Right: But these cases set a precedent for India: The government’s move to make Aadhar mandatory for all citizens has once again triggered a debate around Right to Privacy. Critics have argued that making Aadhar mandatory will lead to breach in confidentiality of data collected through Aadhar. Read…

India immediately shut down Internet: In a democracy like India, internet shutdowns have become a norm. The authorities suspend mobile internet and broadband services whenever there have been violence, widespread protests because of social media posts or otherwise. According to Brookings Institution report, India lost over Rs. 6, 548 cores in business due to internet shutdowns in the past 3 years. Read…